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Byzantine Tone 2

We Have Seen The True Light

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We Have Seen the True Light

Traditional Byzantine chant melody

Forefeast of the Cross, Apolytikion

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Troparia (Apolytikia) of Feasts & Forefeasts

Troparion sung on the eve of the Feast of the Cross, September 13th.  "We offer thee in mediation . . . ."

Beheading of John the Baptist, Apolytikion

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Beheading of John the Baptist (August 29th)

The Apolytkion of St. John the Baptist, sung on the Feast Day for his Beheading, August 29th & 30th, as well as for his Synaxis on January 7th.  "The memory of the righteous is celebrated with songs of praise . . . ."  This music is in Western & Byzantine notation.  Updated 8/27/2020, with corrected music and text.

Entrance Hymn - Hierarchical

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Entrance Hymns

Convention music-7C

Joel, Troparion of the Prophet

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Troparia (Apolytikia) of the Saints

Feast day is October 19th

Many Years

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Many Years

For a Priest and for a Bishop

Before Thy Cross

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Before Thy Cross

This is sung on the Feast of the Elevation (Exaltation) of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14th), the Third Sunday of Great Lent, and on the Feast of the Procession of the Holy Cross (Aug. 1st), Tone/Mode 2.  Updated 3/1/17.

Preserve, O Lord

Beginning of Liturgy - Convention music 00-d

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Preserve O Lord our master and chief priest; The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; Ton Dhespotin

Lent-1st Sunday & The Icon Not Made By Hands, Apolytikion (choral)

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Lent, Saturdays & Sundays in Great Lent

This Apolytikion is sung on the First Sunday of Lent, and also on August 16 for the Icon Not Made By Hands (Holy Napkin), Tone/Mode 2.  "Thy pure image do we venerate, O Good One . . . ."  Updated 3/12/2020.

Trisagion Hymn for Hierarchical Liturgy (11B)

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Trisagion Hymns

English version.  Updated instructions 8/22/19.

Lazarus Saturday, Kontakion

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Kontakia during the Lenten Triodion (Pre-Lent & Lent)

This Kontakion is sung on the Saturday of the Raising of Lazarus the Righteous, Prosomion "In seeking (Thou soughtest) the heights."  "To those on the earth, the Joy of all . . . ."  Updated 3/23/17.

Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 2

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Troparia (Apolytikia) of the Resurrection

Convention music-6.2

Preserve, O Lord

Ton Dhespotin, Convention music-30A

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Preserve O Lord our master and chief priest; The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; Ton Dhespotin

Trisagion Hymn for Hierarchical Liturgy (11A)

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Trisagion Hymns

Greek version.  Updated 11/10/19.  Corrected instructions at the beginning.

Refrain of the First Antiphon

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Antiphons

Convention music-2B

Righteous Simeon the Stylite, Kontakion

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Kontakia of Saints

The Kontakion for the Righteous Simeon the Stylite, September 1st, The Original Melody.  "In seeking the heights . . . ."  Updated 2/6/19.

Kontakion for Usual Sundays (choral)

Convention music-9A.  "O undisputed intercessor . . . ."  Updated 6/27/2020.

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O undisputed intercessor of Christians; The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; Kontakion for Usual Sundays

Great Doxology - Tone 2

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Great Doxologies

Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins). Updated 6/10/15.

Gladsome Light - Byzantine

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Gladsome Light

Convention music-42B: Standard Archdiocese Version

Entrance Hymn

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Entrance Hymns

Convention music-7B

Before Thy Cross

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Before Thy Cross

Replaces the Trisagion for Elevation of the Cross & Third Sunday of Great Lent

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